The Heart of Old Menjakaka
146. Multitalented
"Not kangen, Om, but—"
"Don't you miss me, Cit? How come you? I miss you the same. Every minute, every hour." Steven's voice was sad.
"Not missing. Yes I miss, but the problem is—"
"Kok use 'deh'? Forced yes, you?" sela Steven's.
The image was breathing heavily. "Yes, I miss Om. But I called because I wanted to ask for permission."
"You can't go anywhere, Cit!" firmly Steven. Though the image has not been told, but directly not allowed.
"Mama took me to her restaurant, Miss Nissa, Om. Dan—"
"And I told you I can't" Steven interrupted again. "You're at home just wait for me to come home. What will you buy? Titip what?"
Citra was about to answer him again, but his phone was taken by Sindi.
"Let Mama do the talking" he said. Sindi seemed to know what Steven had said. Then, the flat object was attached to his right ear. "Let the image come out for a while with Mama, Stev! Mama wants to introduce her tongue to your mom's restaurant!" sindi oceh. The voice sounded loud and full of emphasis.
"Introducing what tongue, anyway, did Mama mean?" Steven doesn't understand.
"That's why Citra is tasting food at Nissa's restaurant!"
"Partners have been there, Ma."
"When?"
"Then, just ask."
"It's okay. That was before she became Mama's daughter-in-law. Now Mama wants to take him."
"I'm not allowed. Anyway Citra can't go with Mama."
"What a tickle, you, Stev!" barang Sindi was angry. One of his hands was ruffled. "Say Mama must think of Citra as her own child. As a parent, can't take your child away? Anyway go also to the sister's own restaurant and it's a while doang!"
"But I'm Citra's husband, if I don't let ya means no. Sin if breaking, Ma."
"You are also the same sin as Mama for not letting the in-laws close to the daughter-in-law! Mama does not want to know, anyway Mama want to invite Citra to eat at the restaurant! Mama wants to eat with Citra!" press Sindi and turn off the phone. Quickly he turned off the phone before Steven called back. 'Steven why, anyway? He tickled me just as much as me. When I can't be together with Citra? The image is also bosen times if you are both mulu-duan same him. What else is Steven's omes now. Capek dong Citra hajar. He doesn't have a brain.'
"Can't you, Ma, same O'm handsome?" ask Citra while staring at the sour face of Sindi. The old woman immediately smiled sweetly until her facial expression changed.
"How come, just for a minute. You take a shower there. There was a dress from my mom. Later wear, huh?" Sindi pointed at the paperbag on the table.
"Mama sure Om Ganteng ngizinin?" Imagery doubtful. From Sindi's angry conversation it was clear that her husband would not allow it. "I'm afraid he's mad like yesterday."
"Let your angry mother turn her back. So the husband can't be restrained either. Not good." Sindi stroked the top of Citra's hair lovingly. "Wait below, don't turn on your weather first. Then when we get to the resto." Sindi gives the phone to Citra. Then step foot out of the room.
***
Angga sat in a chair, in front of Doctor Ikbal.
"How, Doc? Steven's really crazy, right? Is it too bad?" tanyanya.
"Sir Steven's not crazy, sir." Doctor Ikbal shook his head as he stared at the notes on the paper he had written during the counseling session with Steven.
"Not crazy? Meaning how?" Angga's forehead flinched.
"meaning?" Back, Angga felt incomprehensible with the brief explanation of the handsome Doctor in front of him.
"Sir Steven has indeed experienced symptoms of Psychosis or commonly called a mental disorder. But what I see ... now Mr. Steven doesn't experience those symptoms anymore. It can be said Mr. Steven is sane, not crazy," explained Dr. Ikbal.
"Times, anyway, Doc? Is the doctor wrong? Steven's behavior is clearly crazy. He's that ridiculous. Yesterday, yes, he handcuffed his hand with his wife's hand.it's weird." Angga told me while moving his hands. As if giving a scene.
Doctor Ikbal just chuckled. Feeling funny with the expression and speech of the old man in front of him. "As I mentioned. If Mr. Steven isn't crazy, sir. But just crazy. It's a different case. What I mean crazy about is .. he's crazy about his wife. So loving with overdoing and fear of losing. He also experienced trauma because he was once abandoned" he explained.
Angga's eye brows clutched, he scratched his head which was suddenly itchy.
"Are people loving can be like crazy?"
"It can, very well, sir. It's like you're never young." Doctor Ikbal smiled, trying to tease Angga who he thought was pretending to be innocent. "Surely you have also been crazy about the woman who is currently the wife of the Father, right?"
"No," Angga denied.
"So you don't love your wife?"
"Yes love me, Doc. If not love why do I survive Sindi until this old age? Mending looking for another, the more urticed."
Doctor Ikbal chuckled again.
"But I'm not like Steven who's crazy. Who up to handcuff his wife, kissing behhonly, plucking the grass when looking not to meet, almost hit by a car and hallucinated," added Angga again. "And to the point of being jealous of my own Father-in-law."
"Yes, Doc. I can't just hold his wife's hand. A hug can't let alone nyium times." Angga bobbing head while stroking chest. It seems true, Angga also needs counseling. Because indirectly at this time he has confided. "That's really bad that's his name. Though here I'm the one being stabbed, but he seems afraid if he's being stabbed back."
"Dear to like his wife, Mr Steven? What is his name ... Imagery, huh?" ask Doctor Ikbal while remembering the name that was mentioned by Steven. His hands were busy recording what Angga had said just now.
"She obviously likes it, Doc. She's her beautiful, sweet, unyu-unyu son. And good of course." Angga took his phone in a pants pocket, then showed the photo of Citra to Doctor Ikbal. "How, Doc?"
"Yes, she's the perfect girl. So you originally wanted to marry her but were taken by Mr Steven?" guess the Doctor. "Then, what about Sindi? She's Dad's wife, right?"
"Sindi is my wife. Yes, the first meeting with Dedek Gemes was his intention to introduce me to Steven. Because she's an old virgin. Not married when it is rusty. Different from me who married young."
"Kok is Dedek Gemes? Wasn't it Citra?" The doctor was confused.
"The name is Citra, it's just my favorite call, Doc."
"Oh. Go on, sir." The doctor took notes again.
"Si Steven initially said no. So yeah .. I told Bejo I wanted to make him my second wife. But—"
"Wait a minute, who's Bejo?" snatch that Doctor.
"Bejo the thin, dry man, who came with me earlier, brought Steven in." Skinny actually, do not wear dry. Angga expressed it too much.
"Oh. Is he ready, Father?"
"Satpam home as well as my personal assistant. But he's sometimes a chauffeur, a masseur, a barber. Macems. He's got a lot of expertise, Doc."
"Multitalenta yes, Mr. Bejo's. His salary is as big as it is."
"It's enough to pay for two wives with four children, Doc."
"Well, that's great, Mr. Bejo. Until I have a wife of two. I'm still single."
...Actually this counseling session what the hell 🤔 kok amused myself I read it 😂...